.ut reference XVlll  . 
Wages shall be determined with  . 
any general rules, by agreement between .
t 
In concerns of c ntinuous activity the trans­fer of the concern into other hands shall not 

Corporative organs shall ensure observance 
xxv. 	THE PROTECTION 
....
v 
Professional associations f employers 
.

are 
llective  . 
the parties to the 
contractsc
te by aJI possi the
le means .
!  . 
required to prom 
. 
n of accidents and 	 .
f the laws on the preventi  . 

end to the labour 	contract, and the
f production put 	 . 
and improvement
increase 	and
....
x 
an 
the discipline of work on the part of indiv­
OF THE WORKER IN ITALY
rkers employed shall have the same rights  . 
Organs representing w	sts. . 
the reduction of c 
Data furnished by public admi11istrations, 
iduals belonging to the affiliated associations .
illnessSimilarly,y'er. . 
under the new empl
those who exercize a liberal profession 
art .

on
r , 
by the Central Institute f Statistics and by 
.

provided it drker, . 
the part of the
f civil servants  . 
ciations . 

and 	should pro 
t . 

.

es nw
ass -
XXVI.
associations \vith nal	 .
Iegally recognized professi 
a certain peri d, shall n t put an end 
. . 
exceed 

BEFORE AND AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE
Provident measures are 
mote the interests of art, scie11ce and Ietters , 
f . 
duction and  . 
ns of pr .
nditi . 
the c  . 
respect t 
a further expression
military  . 
A call tntract. . 
ur c  . 
the Iab
with a view to the improvement of production 
to 
andney-market . 
f the m  . 
the situationwork, 
of the principle of collaboration, and theservice or to service in the National Militia
ral aims of 	 .
f the m  . 
and to the achievement 


LABOUR CHARTER

yer and wor.shall both bear a 	 .
f work-empl  . 
ns in the standard of life  . 
the variati 
the ker 
.r dismissal  . 
shall not be grounds f

the syndical system. 
shall, after having been collated and elab 
'fhf'.f their cost . 
share

proportional 	State,
ers -
.x . 

.


.x	 .
rated by the Ministry of Corpo1·ations, supply x 
rgans and 	 .
through the medium of corporative 

,vision . 
rmance vocational associations shall makc pr  . 
r the perf  . 
f discipline  . 
nizing the interests of Breaches  . 
r harm  . 
the standard f 
rking of as far as possible, for the co-ordination and  . 
f the various classes of acts which prejudice the normal w  . 
State intervention in economic production the various categories and 

rker shall  . 
f the w  . 
n the part  . 
the concern rding the gravity of tl1e AND ITS ORCANIZATION  . 
n. be punished, acc .
ducti . 
f pr 
arises only when private initiative is lacking one vith the other, and with the higher int-	unity of the systems and institutions, for THE CORPORATE STATE v. 
or insufficient r 	when the political interests 
 . 
, 
.provident measures .
t  . 
erests f . 
me.ansurt is the organ by  . 
in The Labour Cr,  . 
rk . 
m w  . 
n fr  . 
of the State are involved. This interve11tion oflence, by fine, suspensi
XIV. 

. . 
may take the 
f rm of control, a sistance or 	by discharge XXVll. which the State intervenes to settle Iabour
us cases, immediate  . 
very seri 

 .. 

rm . 
uld be paid in the f 	 . 
Remuneration sh
direct management. 
disputes, whether arising from the observancewithout compensation
. 	The Fa ist State aims at ; 
~:.


f . 
the requirements  . 
which best answers t 
se The Italian Nation is an organism having f contracts r other existing rules, or from 	 . 
yer can imp  . 
The cases where the empl
. . 

I) the in1provement of accident insurance;

rkers  . 
yers and w .
empl	x. 
. 

.ur conditions  . 
and means superior in power and the formulation of new laba life, nds,.
r immediate dis-2) the improvement and extension of mat-1 	 . 
rk . 
m w  . 
n fr .
fines, suspensi 
piece-raten is by 	.
remunerati .

When 	and
Judicial action cann t be invoked in collect­

r groups of 	 .
duration to the single individuals
missal without compensation shall be specified. ernity assistance; 
payments are made at intervals f in re than 
. . 
rgan	 .
ive Iabour disputes unless the corporative 
a fortnight, adequate weekly r fortnightly 
	 .
.has first attempted conciliation 
individuals composing it. It is a moral, polit-
3) insurance against occupational diseases
xx.
..
v 

nomic unit which finds its integral 	 .
und tuberculosis as a step towards insurance ical and ec 
n taking up a new job, shall  . 
,	unt are payable A worker  . 
n acc  . 
sums
ncerning 	 .
ln the case of individual disputes c 
in the Fascist State 	Legally recognized pr fessional associations 
	 .
.realization
. against all forms of disease ; 

rcement of collective 	 . 
n and enf  . 
the interpretati 
rdinary undergo a probationary period, in the c urse of 	 . 
n of  . 
Night work, with the excepti
.

legal equality between employers and

ensure
5) the adoption of special f rms of endow ­
 . 


reguJar night shifts. shall be paid plus a per -	which both parties have a right to cancel the
ns may .
ciati . 
nal ass  . 
ntracts, professi  . 
ur c .
lab 
workers, control the discipline of productionment insurance for young workers.
 ... 

. . 
centage 

ver and ab ve the \\·age settled for 	contract, payment being due for the time when
employ their good offices to atte1npt concil­
and labour, and promote the improvement of 
both.
day work. 	the worker was actually in service. XXVlll. Work w :a.ll its forms -intellectual, tech­
.n.
iati 
versies devolves  . 
ver such contr  . 
n.
urisdicti} 
on the ordinary Courts, assisted by assessors appointed by the professi nal assC>ciati. n con­
. . 

cerned . 
COLLECTIVE LABOUR CONTRACTS 
XI. 

-nal associations are required to re .
Professi f collective labour contracts  . 
gulate by means 
relations between categories of empl ers and 
 .. ·
.rkers represented by them .
w 
Collective labour contracts are stipulated between first grade associations under the 
-rgan	 .
direction and control of the central 
ization, but substitution by the higher grade 
ns is allowed in specified 	.
associati 
cases in the la\v and statutes. 
shal\,	llective Iabour contracts .
c
All u11der pain of nullity, contain definite rules on such matters as disciplinary relations, pc1·iod of 
-the amount and payment of remubation,.
pr .rk . 
n and hours of w .
nerati 
...
x 
f the Syndicate, the conciliatory 	 . 
The action 
ln such cases where w rk is paid by picce­
 . 


rate, the rate must be such that an industrious 
f a normal working capacity, shall  . 
,workman unt over and  . 
earn a minimum am  . 
be able t 
above the basic wage . 
xv. 
rker !1as the right a 	 . 
The w 

to weekly day of rest, falling on a Sunday. Collective labour contracts shall apply this 
unt the existing laws  . 
taking into accprinciple, 
and the technical requirements of the co11cern; and within the limits of these requirements, 
lidays . 
shall provide that civil and religious h rding to local custom. Working  . 
bserved acc  . 
be 
hours, however, shaJl be scrupulously and zeal­ously kept by the worker. 

XVI . 

f uninterrupted service; workers 	 . 
After a year 
employed in concerns f c us activity 
.
ntinu. . 
an annual of  . 
have the right t 

period rest \Vith pay. 

XVll . 
In concerns of continuous activity the worker 

ur.
of la.b 	f cessation  . 
is entitled, in the event 
thr ugh distharge 	with ut fault 
	. . 
relations 
on 


XXI. 

The privileges and discipJine attaching to 
.
t  . 
ntract extend als 	 .
the collective Iabour c 

home workers. Special rules shall be issued by 
l and  . 
rder to ensure the contr  . 
the State in .rk.
\vme .
f h  . 
hygiene 


EMPLOYMENT BUREAUX 
XXll. 

ne can ascertain and control the  . 
The State aJ yment and unemployment  . 
f empl  . 
menon.
phen 

of workers, which 	gives an indication of the of p1·oducti n and Iabour. 
	 .
general conditions 


XXlll. 

Labour employment bureaux are founded on a mutual basis, subject to the control of the c mpulsory for em­
 . 
corporative organs. It is -engage workers through these bu  . 
yers t .
pl ed them'.\\
reaux, freedom of choice being all 
n the of 	 .
among those registered 
lists the 
are .
\\'hwith precedence to thosebureau, f the Fascist Party and of Fascist  . 
members their seniority of  . 
rding t .
accSyndicates, 

enrolment. 
.v . 
xx 

The associations of workers are required to safeguard the interests of those whom they represent in administrative and legal suits aris­ing out of accident and social insurance. 
The collective labour contracts shall create, whenever this is technically possible, mutual Sickness Funds, with contributions from em­ployers and workers, to be administered by representatives of both bodies, under the su­pervision, of the corporative organs. 

XXIX. 
the right and duty of v cational as­
 . 
lt is se whom they .
th  . 
ciations to give assistance t .
s ;n-members . 
represent, whether members or n 

These associations shall exercize the funetion of assistance directly through their own organs, and may not entrust them to other bodies 
f a general  . 
r purposes  . 
r institutes, except f  . 
-f single ca  . 
nature transcending the interests .ducers . 
tegories of pr 


xxx. 

The education and instructi n, especially 
 . 
-se they re  . 
f th  . 
,the vocational instruction 

present, both members, and non-men1bers, is 
 . 
ne.

f the principal duties of the vocational 

-rganizing or execut  . 
and manual -bothnice:1 re and only  . 
ive -is a social duty. On this sc 
on this score, is it protected by the State. 
From the national standpoint the mass of production represents a single unit; it has a single object, namely the well-being f indiv­
 . 

iduals and the development of national power. 
111. 

There is complete freedom of professional or syndica\ organization. But syndicales legally recognized and subject to State control alone have the right of legal representation of the whole category of employers and workers for which they are constituted; they have the right the protect their interests in their relations with the State r with professional associations ; 
 . 

they stipulate collective labour contracts bind­
;ry	 .
ing on all those belonging to the categ 
they levy their dues and exercize with regard 
-them the functions of public interest de 	.
t 
volving on them. 
IV. 

us factors  . 
between the vari
Solidarity 	of 
production is definitely expressed by the Col 
ns which  . 
are organizati
ns Iink 	.
rati.
Corp 

up all the forces of producttion, and integrally represent their interests. 
,f this integral representation  . 
In virtue -f production are the int  . 
since the interests 

erests of the nation, the Corp rations are 
 . 
.gnized by \aw as State organs .
rec 

As representing the unitary interests f pro­
 . 
the Corporations may enforce bindingn,.
ducti 

regulations for the discipline of \abour relations as well as for the coordination of production, 
by 	 .
whenever they are empowered to do s 

the affiliated associations . 

VIJ. 
rporate State c nsiders that private 
. . 
The C 

enterprise in the sphere of production is the most eflective and useful instrument in the 
.f the nation  . 
interests rganizatiou . 
In view of the fact that private ,f productions is a function of national concern  . 


the organizer of the enterprise is responsible 
-product  . 
n given t 	 . 
to the State for the directi 

Collaboration between the f f pro­
 . 
rces	 .
ion. 

duction gives rise to reciprocal rights and 
rgans and the de  . 
f the corporative  . 
eflorts 
--

duties. The worker, whether technican, em­
 . 
ciations are required t 	 .
ns of workers are re-associations. These ass .
ciati . 
nal ass  . 
rtionate to his Vocati .
p . 
n pr .
con1pensati  . 
his part, t 
nciliates the  . 
which cntract, . 
ur C 	 .
cisions of the Labour Courts guarantee that lective Lab 
rator	 .
r labourer, is an active collab  . 
ployee 

 . 
ng w  . 
f selection am 	 .
years of service. Similar compensation is also quired to exercize a process
in the economic enterprise, the management 
other .
izati .: 
ving their 	 .
due to his family or heirs in the event of the the workers, with the object of impr
f production, and lavoro) orga n and educational subordinating them to the higher interests of 	 . 
of life, to the possibilities 
-	f which rests with the employer who is res  . 


ponsible for it. 
NOVISSIMA -ROMA